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  1. Industrial Revolution
    [One] major industry of the later Industrial Revolution was gas lighting. Though others made a similar innovation elsewhere, the large scale introduction of this was the work of William Murdoch, an employee of Boulton and Watt, the Birmingham steam engine pioneers. The process consisted of the large scale gasification of coal in furnaces, the purification of the gas (removal of sulphur, ammonium, and heavy hydrocarbons), and its storage and distribution. The first gaslighting utilities were established in London between 1812-20. They soon became one of the major consumers of coal in the UK. Gaslighting had in impact on social and industrial organisation because it allowed factories and stores to remain open longer than with tallow candles or oil. Its introduction allowed night life to flourish in cities and towns as interiors and street could be lighted on a larger scale than before.
  2. Industrial -- Industrial Revolution
    The machines of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and early 19th centuries were simple, mechanical devices compared with the industrial technology that followed. Many new products were devised, and important advances were made in the system of mass production.
  3. Industrial Revolution -- Industries
    You have been asked by the London Times to write an article for their newspaper titled: "The Industrial Revolution : Beneficial or Not for the People of England?" This should be an interesting two-three page article. Your teacher will develop a rubric against which to judge your paper.
  4. Industrial Revolution -- Beginnings
    Through this project you will become experts on a topic which impacted or was connected to the Industrial Revolution and you will help you peers become familiar with your topic. Logging into your server accounts, multitasking between application and using the graphics application Fireworks will ... be re enforced
  5. Industrial Revolution -- Economies
    In contrast other historians have challenged the very concept of an industrial revolution. For example, econometric techniques applied by N. F. R. Crafts and others indicate slow rates of change in British economic life. Innovations in technology and in organization occurred piecemeal in different parts of the economy, suggesting that the image of revolution seems inappropriate.
  6. Industrial Revolution -- Societies
    Clearly, an antiquated societal regime was replaced with a new one at the time of the industrial revolution. Capitalism, born out of the industrial revolution, took the place of feudalism. The two classes of landowners and peasants were swiftly replaced by the two new classes of the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie were the owners of capital, and the proletariat were workers, with very few personal possessions. Largely, these workers were newcomers from the villages, the former peasants.
  7. Industrial Revolution -- Cities
    Living Conditions during the Industrial Revolution varied from the splendor of the homes of the owners to the squalor of the lives of the workers. In this section you will find descriptions and links that will help you to understand what living in an Industrialising city may have been like.
  8. Industrial Revolution -- World
    The industrialization of Europe, like the French Revolution, left a permanent mark on society. Life as it was described in the 18th century changed drastically; classes shifted, wealth increased, and nations began assuming national identities. Describing this industrialization as a revolution is apt - despite the longer timeframe involved, the social consequences and economic changes that the world has faced because of industrialization easily equate the political effects that any of the European revolutions had. The changes can not be underestimated in importance to society today.
  9. Industrial Revolution -- People
    The Industrial Revolution was a period of great change. new industries developed rapidly as a result of a number of new inventions and the way in which things were produced, and the way in which people lived and worked, changed rapidly as a result of these developments.
  10. Industrial Revolution -- Factories
    Child Labour & The Industrial Revolution During the 1800s the Industrial Revolution [S]pread throughout Britain. The use of steam-powered machines, led to a massive increase in the number of factories (particularly in textile factories or mills).
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